A polished, thoughtful choice: Quality Lunar New Year gift boxes that make you the gifting benchmark among friends and family
Don’t just give plain old New Year cakes this year!
It’s Lunar New Year again! Are you starting to worry about what thoughtful yet presentable gifts to prepare? Every year, when choosing New Year gift boxes, we all hope to find a crowd-pleasing surprise that reflects good taste without the risk of getting it wrong. Don’t worry! This year, POPBEE has rounded up 10 quality gift boxes from well-known hotels and brands. From classic festive cakes to inventive treats, each one is filled with good wishes and craftsmanship. Pick from this list and you’re sure to become the one your friends and family think really knows how to give gifts!
1. Hopewell Hotel: Hopewell Inn Classic Chinese New Year Pudding Gift Box
Hopewell Inn is launching its first-ever Chinese New Year pudding gift box this year, featuring four classics including conpoy and cured meat turnip cake and cured meat taro cake. Made by hand, the cakes have an honest, traditional flavor and carry the blessing of rising step by step. The appealing hexagonal box symbolizes harmony and completeness, making it a warm, heartfelt choice for gifting or sharing with family at a reunion. Be sure to order early for an early-bird discount!
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2. Yat Tung Heen: Classic Chinese New Year Puddings
Yat Tung Heen, a one-Michelin-starred restaurant, has long been known for the quality of its Chinese New Year puddings. Alongside classic conpoy and cured meat turnip cake and coconut New Year cake, be sure to try this year’s new Golden Water Chestnut Cake. Made with fresh water chestnuts, it is crisp and lightly sweet without being cloying, making it ideal for anyone who prefers lighter flavors. Pre-order by January 31 for an early-bird discount; it’s a good value for gifting or enjoying at home.
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3. Tang Shu: Braised Abalone and Shrimp Roe Deluxe Gift Box
For a gift box that feels especially precious and thoughtfully chosen, look to Tang Shu, a one-diamond Black Pearl restaurant. It includes South African braised dried abalone, locally handmade shrimp roe noodles, and premium shrimp roe, all prepared by master chefs. It packs restaurant-caliber comfort food into a gift for someone you value, making it a distinguished choice that reflects your taste.
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4. Cuisine Cuisine: Limited-Edition Artisanal Chinese New Year Pudding Set
Cuisine Cuisine’s New Year puddings have long been on the wish lists of many food lovers. This year’s returning gift box comes in elegant, finely detailed packaging, with the Gold Leaf Bird’s Nest Floral Coconut Pudding as its standout. The name alone sounds indulgent and nourishing. All the puddings are made in Hong Kong with carefully selected natural, premium ingredients, making for an impressive gift that adds warmth to the holiday season.
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5. Tsui Hang Village: Elegant Chinese New Year Pudding Gift Box
Tsui Hang Village put plenty of thought into the design of this year’s upgraded gift box, which features a range of blessing-themed motifs such as “Blossoms Bring Prosperity” and “May Everything Go Your Way.” The result is suitably festive. Made with fresh Hong Kong ingredients, the puddings blend classic and inventive flavors and convey wishes for reunion and togetherness to any loved one who receives them.
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6. The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong: Chinese New Year Pudding Collection
The Ritz-Carlton’s gift box is luxurious inside and out. Centered on the theme “A Home Filled With Auspicious Fortune,” its detailed design features peonies around an octagonal lattice window. Inside, the X.O. sauce cured meat turnip cake is full of savory flavor, while the ginger New Year cake balances sweetness with a touch of spice for a complex taste. It’s well suited to friends with discerning tastes.
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7. The Peninsula Hong Kong: Indulgent Chinese New Year Gift Box and Traditional Candy Box
The Peninsula Hong Kong has put a fresh spin on the traditional New Year candy box. Shaped like a red hexagonal column, this gift box is like a treasure chest. Along with purple rice coconut New Year cake, it includes pistachio nougat, assorted delicate cookies, XO chili sauce, and even chenpi pu’er tea. With so much inside, one box can suit the whole family’s tastes while still feeling thoughtful and presentable.
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8. Ming Court: Artisanal New Year Pudding Gift Box
Ming Court’s gift boxes are filled with symbolism each year, and this year’s design once again draws inspiration from koi. The highlight is the chef-crafted Ancient Tree Dianhong Tea Brown Sugar New Year Cake, made with Dianhong tea from 200-year-old wild ancient trees in Yunnan. Just five boxes are handmade per batch. The gentle flavors of tea and brown sugar intertwine for a distinctive taste that is sure to win praise from friends who appreciate good food.
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9. Above & Beyond at Hotel ICON: House-Made Chinese New Year Puddings
Above & Beyond’s executive chef personally prepares its Chinese New Year puddings with great care over the ingredients. The Nuodeng Ham and Dried Shrimp Taro Cake comes especially recommended: Yunnan’s famed Nuodeng ham brings savory flavor with a lingering sweetness, while taro and dried shrimp add an inviting aroma. Red bean lovers should also try the Tokachi Red Bean Golden Sugar New Year Cake, made with Tokachi red beans from Hokkaido for a rich bean flavor and sweetness that is not cloying.
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10. LUCULLUS Dragon Island: Galloping Fortune Chocolate and Cookie Gift Box
If your recipient prefers Western-style sweets, or there are lots of children at home, this assorted gift box from LUCULLUS Dragon Island is a good choice. Its thoughtfully designed drawer reveals a little horse that spins when opened, symbolizing a galloping steed bringing good luck. Inside are various newly designed 3D handmade chocolates, palmiers, macaron cookies, and more. Colorful and cute, it is filled with festive cheer.
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11. Ying Jee Club x Fortnum & Mason: Counter-Exclusive Lunar New Year Gift Box
British heritage tea brand Fortnum & Mason has partnered with Ying Jee Club, a local two-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant, to present two limited-edition Chinese New Year puddings and a premium Lunar New Year gift box limited to 30 boxes. The gift box includes an Earl Grey Coconut New Year Cake, paired with Fortnum’s Rose Sparkling Tea and exclusive tea leaves. It lets you enjoy a warm, special tea-time moment while gathering with family over the New Year.
How to order: Visit Ying Jee Club, call 2801 6882, or email reservation@yingjeeclub.hk
12. The Langham, Hong Kong: Chinese New Year Gift Box Collection
Each pudding is handmade by T’ang Court’s star chef and Michelin team. To try the richly textured Cured Meat Turnip Cake, the soft and fresh-tasting Prosperity New Year Cake, and Cured Meat Taro Cake made with premium dried ingredients all at once, consider this generous full gift set, which reflects an elegant taste.
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13. Venchi: CNY Joy Collection Chocolate Fortune Box
Looking for something more playful? This set includes 10 classic chocolates and comes in two designs: one with a gold “fu” character on a red background, the other with colorful galloping horses. The little gold horse racing across the box is full of energy. Open it to instantly feel the festive New Year atmosphere and enjoy something sweet. There is also a gift box version with a fortune-stick container, perfect for gifting or keeping for yourself!
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14. Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong: The Mandarin Cake Shop Chinese New Year Puddings
The Mandarin Cake Shop’s festive treats always bring plenty of care to Lunar New Year. Alongside beloved conpoy turnip cake, five-spice taro cake, Good Fortune New Year cake, and lightly sweet ginger New Year cake, this year also sees the debut of Peach Gum Water Chestnut Cake. Its translucent, soft texture conceals crisp water chestnuts, making it a fitting and beauty-boosting festive treat. Every item is handmade, carrying on tradition while bringing a touch of innovation.
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15. Lady M: Limited-Edition Year of the Horse Crispy Roll Gift Box
A striking gift choice! Resembling an exquisite jewelry box, it has three drawers filled with surprises: the first contains four handmade crispy rolls with especially auspicious names; the second holds a cute leather horse charm; and the third contains shimmering gold-foil red envelopes. Once the treats are gone, keep the box to store small items and hold on to the New Year cheer!
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16. COVA: Prosperous Peony Chinese New Year Gift Box
COVA’s New Year gift box is here with a surprise! Its two-tier design brings together delicate chocolates delivered from Milan and crisp, golden fan-shaped mille-feuille pastries. Beyond the sweets, COVA has also incorporated Italian Parma ham into traditional turnip and taro cakes this year. Their savory flavors meld beautifully whether steamed or pan-fried, bringing a fresh twist to the reunion table.
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17. Regent Hong Kong: Festive Chinese New Year Set
The hotel has put plenty of thoughtful details into this year’s offerings. The reduced-sugar New Year cake comes with Anxi Tieguanyin from Lai Ching Heen, whose delicate tea aroma balances its gentle sweetness for a lighter finish. The cured meat turnip cake is paired with ripe pu’er tea from Yunnan, whose grounded tea notes bring out the cured meats’ rich savory flavor. In addition to the individual items, a festive set combines both. Whether enjoyed at home or given to friends and family, it conveys New Year wishes that honor tradition while keeping health in mind.
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18. Hennessy 2026 Chinese New Year Limited-Edition Collection
This year, the brand draws on Eastern philosophy and aesthetics to give its classic V.S.O.P, X.O., and Paradis bottles artistic new looks. The richly textured bottle designs center on bright copper and deep mineral tones, with bold red lines tracing the dynamic outline of a galloping horse to convey the blessing, “Hennessy horses gallop forward toward a bright future.” More than a bottle of top-quality cognac, each is like a tabletop artwork symbolizing energy and freedom. Whether given to elders as a gesture of care or opened and shared with friends at a party, this limited edition brings a sense of ceremony to reunion moments. In the new year, raise a glass of this meaningful spirit with loved ones and welcome a Year of the Horse full of energy and promise!
19. May Chow Chinese New Year Pudding Collection
For a fresh, Instagram-worthy New Year gift, don’t miss the return of the May Chow Chinese New Year Pudding Collection! This year, all 4 signature flavors come in eye-catching neon packaging with a distinctly modern feel, sure to be the center of attention the moment you bring them out.
The editors highly recommend the “Big Red” beetroot cake: its vivid deep-red color symbolizes good fortune, while Thai dried shrimp and Hokkaido scallops lend a surprising savory flavor. There’s also the delightfully girly “Big Purple” purple sweet potato taro cake, where creamy taro paste meets nutty notes for a treat for the eyes and palate. If choosing is difficult for you, go straight for the Fortune Gathering Mini Four-Flavor Gift Box to try every flavor at once without having to decide. Best of all, each box includes a cake-cutting guide, so even those who are not handy can create a perfect presentation. This New Year, send friends and family the trendiest blessings with these playful, heartfelt puddings!
We hope this carefully compiled gift box list helps you easily find the New Year blessing that feels just right. A beautifully made gift box carries more than delicious food; it also holds wishes for a wonderful, fulfilling year ahead. Wishing everyone a happy Lunar New Year in the Year of the Horse, and may all your wishes come true!
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